Biography
g., a crazed video store customer in "The Fisher King" 1991; the observing costume mistress in "Soap Dish" 1991) in several films before her scene-stealing turn as the rotund, maniacally sunny-spirited Sister Mary Patrick in the unexpectedly popular "Sister Act" (1992). She followed up with her role as the obsequious, ever-hungry Mary Sanderson, one of a trio of witches accidentally reincarnated, in the Disney comedy, "Hocus Pocus" (1993) …
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Career Milestones
| Member of the feminist theater group Sisters On Stage; performed in a one-woman show, "It's My Party" | ||
| Served as resident director of the New Image Teen Theater | ||
1988 | Debuted "The Kathy and Mo Show" Off-Broadway; co-written and co-starring Maureen 'Mo' Gaffney | |
1991 | Film debut in "The Hard Way" | |
1991 | TV debut in the HBO comedy special based on the Off-Broadway show, "The Kathy and Mo Show: Parallel Lives" | |
1992 | Breathrough film role as Sister Mary Patrick in "Sister Act" | |
1993 | First leading role in a film, "Hocus Pocus" | |
1993 | Reprised the role of Sister Mary Patrick in "Sister Act 2" | |
1995 | Co-wrote and co-starred in the HBO special "The Kathy and Mo Show: The Dark Side" | |
1996 | Played recurring role on CBS medical drama "Chicago Hope" | |
1997 | Had supporting role in NBC's "Veronica's Closet" | |
1997 | Provided voice of Peggy Hill for the animated FOX series "King of the Hill" | |
2000 | Assumed lead role as Mae West in the Broadway hit "Dirty Blonde" | |
2001 | Co-starred as part of an ensemble in the comedy "Rat Race" | |
2001 | Starred opposite Jennifer Lopez in "The Wedding Planner" | |
2004 | Returned to stage opposite Mo Gaffney in "Afterbirth: Kathy and Mo's Greatest Hits" | |
2006 | Joined the cast of CBS' "Numbers" in a recurring role as Dr. Mildred Finch | |
2006 | Starred in Peter Paige's feature directorial debut, "Say Uncle" | |
2008 | Lent her voice to the Pixar animated film, "WALL-E" | |
2010 | Cast in a guest-starring role on ABC's "Ugly Betty" as the orthodontist tasked with removing Betty's trademark braces | |
Awards
1993 | MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance in Sister Act |